New Castle Elementary School

New Castle Elementary School, a cozy elementary school in New Castle, Delaware, operated by Colonial School District, teaches 383 students, covering grades K through 5.

Colonial School District comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 8,575 students; New Castle Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, New Castle Elementary School lists that 46% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 32% Hispanic, 16% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting New Castle Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for New Castle County indicate median household earnings sit near $91,166, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, New Castle County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), of which New Castle Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Downie (Carrie) Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

New Castle Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at New Castle Elementary School has decreased 35%, going from 586 students in 2018 to 383 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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